With details of upcoming performances starting this evening, here is the latest Seven Arts newsletter:
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Spring Is Here @ Seven
It may still be
snowing outside but spring is definitely here at Seven. Tonight, Thursday 8 March, 7.45pm,
in this International Women's Day special, JazzLeeds presents Georgia
Mancio and Kate Williams ‘Finding Home’. Award-winning
vocalist/lyricist, Georgia Mancio, once again flexes her multi-lateral
creativity. £16 /£14
conc. Doors 7.30pm.
Tomorrow, Friday 9
March, 7.30pm, is a stunning production, South Asian Arts UK – The
Moonwatcher. Beautifully told through masks, puppetry,
spoken word and original music, The Moonwatcher is the story of Rahmi,
a young Pakistani girl who travelled half way round the world to
Britain to be with her husband. £10
/£6 conc, £20 Group of 4.
Tumbleweed Americana returns on Saturday
10 March, 8.30pm, with Bronwynne Brent touring
as a trio with guitarist and producer of ‘Stardust’, Johnny Sangster
and bass player, Mario Caribe. Born and raised in the Delta, she has
the kind of stop-in-your-tracks voice that sounds like Southern
sunshine. Perfect in this cold spring weather. £11 adv /£13 otd. Doors 8pm
On Sunday 11 March,
1.30- 4pm, celebrating their prize-winning success at
Bucharest Jazz Competition, the JazzLeeds concert is Victor Guttierez and Miriam
Ast. Both graduates of the prestigious course at the Royal
Academy of Music, the duo of Ast and Gutierrez will perform an intimate
set. £10 /£8 conc.
The Screen Seven movie on Monday
12 March, 8pm, is Interlude In Prague.
The film is set in 1787 and follows a few turbulent months in Mozart's
life that influenced the creation of Don Giovanni. The composer,
brought to Prague by the vain and self-obsessed Baron Saloka, falls in
love with the beautiful soprano Zuzana Luptakova, who is betrothed to
Saloka, with devastating consequesnces. £6 on the door.
On Tuesday 13 March, 7pm, Café Cinematique explores
Lady Macbeth, an adaptation of Nikolai Leskov’s 1865 novel,
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, itself of course inspired by
Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The film screening will be followed by a discussion
about one woman’s ruthless determination to express herself. £8 on the door.
This month's Seven Live on Wednesday 14 March, 8pm,
features country rock band, Ade Payne And The Wild River Band. Plus
special guests, Matthew Sturgess (of The Silver Reserve) and Lisa Marie
Glover. £7 on the
door.
On Thursday 15
March, 7.30pm, is Relatable, a
collection of 5 short plays written by millennials and performed by
actors who aren’t. The writers are all students at the University of
Leeds who have not had work performed professionally before. £7.
On Friday 16 March,
7pm, Snakebox presents PLAY.
Snakebox represents an artistic collaboration between Akeim Toussaint
Buck & Otis Jones and PLAY is an interactive live creation inspired
by audiences’ response and input. The audience and the performers,
indulge their sense of PLAY while Akeim & Otis guide a controlled
participatory experience.
£5.
Rounding off the week on Saturday
17 March 7.30pm is Ozgen – A Bellydance
Cabaret, a glittering, intimate evening of oriental dance,
starring international bellydancer, Ozgen. Look forward to a night
filled with a diverse range of Turkish, Middle Eastern and Western
music. £12 / £8 conc.
£15 otd.
Tickets for most
events are found at www.ticketsource.co.uk/sevenleeds/events Where
not sold out, tickets are always available on the door.
Every £ spent at
Seven helps support high quality arts in a local setting. We look
forward to seeing you at Seven very soon.
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